Connecticut Magazine Limit: 10 Rounds

Connecticut General Statutes section 53-202w defines a large capacity magazine as any firearm magazine, belt, drum, feed strip, or similar device that has the capacity of, or can be readily restored or converted to accept, more than 10 rounds. It excludes a device permanently altered to hold no more than 10 rounds, a .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device, a tubular magazine contained in a lever-action firearm, and a permanently inoperable magazine.

Sections 53-202w and 53-202x treat magazines declared to the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection differently from later acquisitions. A declared magazine may be possessed only under the conditions the statute lists, such as at the owner's residence or, if it contains no more than 10 rounds, at the owner's place of business.

There is no federal magazine capacity limit; the 1994 federal assault weapons ban expired in 2004.

Federal baseline verified 2026-10-20. Scope: Detachable magazine round-count restrictions for handguns and long guns. States not listed have no capacity limit.